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Controlling the Future

I like science fiction. I don’t know what that says about me, but I do. The idea of projecting where scientific discovery might take us fascinates me. I like the adventure and the jolt to my imagination. Fantasizing future worlds, even alien worlds, occupies a fair portion of my personal time.

Yet the science fiction stories, where man goes back in time to reshape the future, point to the complexity of manipulating the intricate details of the progression of time. Change one little occurrence and the entire future of man is impacted. We can predict, but there are too many factors for us to have complete control over the outcome.

Now, imagine someone able to create a universe, create humans to live in this universe, and set the ball rolling toward a planned outcome. To add to the complexity of the task, he gives the humans freedom of choice. During the unfolding of his plan, he intervenes occasionally knowing exactly how this will affect the outcome. Remember, his interventions usually involve humans who are continually deciding about their actions and reactions to their situation.

The greatest intervention this creator makes is sending his son to live among humans with the plan to redeem them. They need redemption because they have violated the prime directive to act in love and, within their freedom of choice, have chosen to injure their fellow humans. They have also turned their back to the creator and denied his very existence. He accomplishes his redemption plan right on schedule and continues on to his planned outcome.

The outcome he plans is for all those who receive his redemption to live forever in eternity with him. Not all of his humans will accept the offer, but every one of them has the choice to receive redemption. The only one who could put together such an elaborate and complex plan is the all-powerful, all-knowing creator, God.